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gopiscrap

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12. I grew up in Germany

Reply to Kali (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 11:00 PM

Jan 29

and when coming to the US my first entrepenurial skill was teaching kids at the Catholic School I attended in Taoma, how to swear in German for a dime. I was making good money (1973) until one kid told their father and he had been in Germany in the late 50's and knew German. When asked where she learned that, she told him, he told the nun and I had to find a new career

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Hi DU Friends (soliciting world travel advice) [View all] gopiscrap Jan 29 OP

If you're a musician, and heading for Athens . . . hatrack Jan 29 #1

thank you how cool gopiscrap Jan 29 #2

Like the folk instrument museum, the Greek Folk Art Museum's a bit of a hole in the wall . . . hatrack Jan 29 #3

thank you, I will check that out also gopiscrap Jan 29 #4

Here goes Phoenix61 Jan 29 #5

thank you will follow your advice gopiscrap Jan 29 #6

how wonderful! Kali Jan 29 #7

Thank you so much gopiscrap Jan 29 #8

wow! congrats on the degree too! Kali Jan 29 #9

omg thank you gopiscrap Jan 29 #10

oh that sounds like a great site! thanks! Kali Jan 29 #11

I grew up in Germany gopiscrap Jan 29 #12

LOL! Kali Jan 29 #13

Congratulations on the PhD dickthegrouch Jan 30 #14

thanks gopiscrap Jan 30 #15